COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONA strong Belgian brown ale.After extensive tasting, trying to fulfil increasingly strict requirements, the brewmaster obtains a creamy, dark Belgian brown ale: Kasteelbier.
The quality of the past is still unmatched and the beloved taste is very much of the present. Kasteelbier is a dark, artisanal beer, soft and mild, full and creamy.
It can age for many, many years, as indicated on the bottle. 11% abv, serve at 12°C (54°F) (Translation by Martinus)

Pours a coppery brown color, topped with a medium sized but quickly disappearing tan colord head. Aroma of some dry fruits, a bit yeasty and some caramel presence as well. Taste is sweet and somewhat fruity, yeasty presence and a bit bready. Alcohol is quite hidden. Malty. Not what I like really.

BOD 2/6/13. Pours a dark garnet that is almost black unless held to light. Outstanding head volume, lacing and retention...considering it’s 11% ABV.
Outstanding rich nose of plum, raisin and fig over a solid caramel malt base. Light alcohol notes are present.
Light medium body with a smooth texture. Light carbonation with just a touch of effervescence in the middle and finish.
The flavor profile is almost world class. Reasonable intensity, quite complex and very well balanced. The only flaws are the body is a bit light and the alcohol is not quite covered. The fruits of the nose predominate with sweetness upfront that flows through plum, fig and raisin. The middle brings an alcohol note that intensifies into the finish and also provides a bit of heat. The flavor shifts from the sweet dark fruits noted earlier into a prune that is slightly astringent. Prune and alcohol linger.

Drank this at a bar in Den Bosch, really sweet taste, too sweet if you ask me, the high percentage (11%) doesn?t really come back.I?m not a really huge fan of dark beers but maybe this can change my mind. Love the glass by the way, there?s really a castle at the bottom of it.

A brown or dark red beer with an OK but fast disappearing head. The aroma is sweet and slightly fruity. The flavor is fanstastic; very sweet, fruity, and complex. It ends on an earthy note - but with a good sweetness and notes of oranges. It has no bitterness at all. A really good beer with a good palate, but a little too sweet, and not bitter enough for my liking.

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